The Least We Can Do is Tip Well

I've talked to a couple of waiters over the past couple of years and have heard questions asked of them on the radio etc. about the crowds that they dread seeing coming. I love of the servers at restaurants are not big fans of their pre-teen and teenage customers. These young people often don't take things like tax and tip into account so if they can manage to pay their bill, tips are rare. The other groups that is most disliked? Christians who stop into the restaurant after church on Sunday. The servers reported that these people tend to have the most unusual demands, most complaints and are the worst tippers. How sad is that?

I love to tip. Tipping is a great way we can give without getting thanked for it. Your server will not know what you left for them, usually, until you're gone. At that point they can get frustrated and think bad thoughts about you or they can pocket your cash and think, "I hope they come in again."


Jesus says, "I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings." Luke 16:9


and in 1 Timothy 6:17-19, Paul writes:

 ¹⁷ Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. ¹⁸ Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. ¹⁹ In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.


If you are rich enough to go out to eat then you are rich enough to leave a nice tip for whoever waits on you. Its the least we can do...